(Note: This pattern creates a cap that sits above the ears to represent the brain. If you would prefer a larger hat that would be suitable for a winter hat that covers the ears, simple add more rows before decreasing until you reach your desired length.)

Brains:

Cast on 5 stitches with dpn

Knit I-cord. You will need approx 10-12 feet of I-cord per side of the cap. I recommend knitting approx 6 feet then starting to attach it to the hat without casting off from the needle. This will make the I-cord more manageable but still in one long piece.

Attach the I-cord using whip stitch in a squiggly brain like pattern. To attach fold cap in half, this will help you create the hemispheres of the brain and not cross over onto the other side. Just be careful not to sew your cap together! This is where you can get as creative as you like making big and small swirls, squiggles and loops. Do what you feel and get creative. Use your brain power.

OMG!!! I am also a teacher and I am always saying that! I saw this last night and I rushed out after school to get the right colour yarn! I am so excited and am just about to start knitting. I can’t wait for the moment that I whip my thinking cap out and plonk it on my head. This is amazing! What a super idea. Thank you!

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Calling from Australia. I have been asked to knit a brain cap for a friend about to undergo surgery for a tumour. Thanks for your pattern. Just trying to sort out the yarn you’ve used. I’ve looked on the Bernat site to find out about ‘Giggles’, and there it comes in a ball, whereas you have said skeins. In Oz, a skein is much bigger than a ball. I have four 50gm balls of 8ply baby wool (pretty pink with a silver fleck), which recommends knitting needles US6 or 4mm. Have you any suggestion as to how many of these might be needed for lots of squiggly brain? I’m thinking I could use something else, even stripes, for the basic hat underneath. Then I could start straight away, without having to go shopping. Thanks.